Israel Says It Will Expand Space for Non-Orthodox Prayer at Kotel Despite Freezing Agreement

From the Jerusalem Post:

Israel’s government told the nation’s Supreme Court that it plans to expand and upgrade a space for non-Orthodox prayer at the southern section of the Western Wall near Robinson’s Arch.

The government made the declaration in documents submitted to the court in response to a petition filed by the non-Orthodox [Reform and Conservative] movements and the Women of the Wall group that calls on the state to create the permanent space for “egalitarian” prayer at the Western Wall.

The Prime Minister’s Bureau already has allocated the more than $5 million needed to upgrade and improve the non-Orthodox prayer space, and said it will take 10 months to complete.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case on July 30.

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